Posted on 10/02/2018 3:19:43 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
The F.B.I. is currently conducting its investigation into the sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court Justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Should they wrap up interviews by Trump’s Friday deadline, the Senate could be voting on Kavanaugh’s confirmation by the end of the week. Before that happens, though, over 20 musicians, authors, actors, and producers will make their voices of dissent heard at a protest dubbed, “Bravery is Contagious.”
Set to take place Thursday at 7:00 PM right outside of the Supreme Court, the protest comes in support of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and Deborah Ramirez, two of Kavanaugh’s alleged victims. R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe, Erykah Badu, Alicia Keys, Amanda Palmer, and Maxwell are all scheduled to appear at the event. Unfortunately, UB40 is not confirmed, which seems like a missed opportunity.
Other notable figures including Arianna Huffington, Maggie Gyllenhaal, An Inconvenient Truth producer Laurie David, and Peter Sarsgaard are also set to take part.
Party Majority PAC, the organizers behind the event, notes on its website that, “If there was ever a moment when the voice of the people can come together in concert to change the fate of our nation, this is it. Arm in arm, organized and ready, every child, woman, and man, must take to the streets to protest this nomination.....
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More than ever, I am convinced these people are daft.
If these people were really brave, they’d be talking about the sexual abuse within their own industry.
REM, one of the overrated bands of all time.
Who are these people and why should I care?
I agree bravery is contagious.
Brett Kavanaugh and Republicans such as Lindsey Graham, have shown great bravery in fighting back against the terrible character assassination going on here.
Saw them in the ‘80’s before they got full of themselves. They were great.
WHO!
Go back under the rock you crawled out from.
No weapon formed against Judge Kavanaugh will prosper, and every tongue that rises up against him shall be condemned. For this is the heritage of the saints of the Lord and his righteousness is of the Lord.
Alicia is very talented as a songwriter and performer.
She looks as though she could be Lena Horne’s Granddaughter.
But like many mixed race or lightskinned black celebrities, Alicia seems to try extra hard to be taken seriously as another black performer who is truly ‘down with the struggle’. She supports almost any and every radical cause out there. Colon (sp) Kaepernick also comes to mind under such a description.
I don't know any of these people. They are probably pop culture nobodies and possessing neither intelligence nor merit.
Oh yeah, Maxwell, who had 1 hit song...30 years ago. Which everybody thinks was sung by michael jackson. Buncha has-beens and a never-was.
CC
Ok, that was Rockwell. Bur i still never heard of this schmuck maxwell.
I saw them open for English Beat in a superb concert, just before Murmur came out. I always say that each REM album was better than the last, if you go backwards through time. Chronic Town was amazing. Maybe the trick is for artists to do 2 albums and then get a life.
He also has AIDs.
Never heard of them. Not worth putting on the list.
Tried to search who they are and still don’t know.
Stipe stated that he would stop by on the way back from getting his Aids vaccination.
Very good band. Awful politics.
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